Smithsonian Scientists Launch 100-Year Project to Examine the Future of Forests
Friday, April 5, 2013 - 17:00
in Earth & Climate
A century from now researchers will gather data from a forest in Maryland to see how, during the previous 100 years, varying levels of species diversity affected its development and how the forest reacted to climate change. The information researchers garner could be critical for conservation, and they will have Smithsonian scientists who planted the entire forest back in 2013 to thank.